title: iPads, droids, and bugs: Infection prevention for mobile handheld devices at the point of care.
abstract: Health care providers are increasingly using wireless media tablets, such as the Apple iPad, especially in the hospital setting. In the absence of specific tablet disinfection guidelines the authors applied what is known about the contamination of other nonmedical mobile communication devices to create a "common sense" bundle to guide wireless media tablet infection prevention practices.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: marylouman@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mary Lou
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sparnon
authors.forename: Raylene M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ballard
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D013685:Telecommunications; D059015:Wireless Technology
keywords: Device cleaning; Phone; Wireless